Television Spots: Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino
Posted on Sunday, November 30th, 2008 by Peter Sciretta
Warner Bros has begun to air television spots for Clint Eastwood‘s Grand Torino. In the movie, Eastwood plays a disgruntled racist Korean War vet named Walt Kowalski, who sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong immigrant teenage neighbor (played by newcomer Bee Vang), who, as part of a gang initiation, tried to steal Kowalski‘s prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino. Walt ends up confronting prejudices that have isolated him.
I think this film has the potential to be an Award season sleeper. I’m still waiting for someone to create the super obvious video mash-up using footage from this film and Batman Begins/The Dark Knight. As always, tell me what you think in the comments below.
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[flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/grantorinotv2.flv 470 206]
Gran Torino will be released in limited theaters on December 12th 2008.
